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Installation of the Chancellor and Chair of the Board of Governors
Chancellor Nelson Chan, MBA, CPA, CMA
November 6, 2020
Nelson Chan joined the Royal Roads University Board of Governors as a Lieutenant-Governor-
in-Council appointee in 2017 and has most recently served as the vice-chair of the Finance and
Audit Committee. He was elected to the role of chancellor and board chair by the university’s
Board of Governors effective January 1, 2020.
Chan is the chief financial officer for the Capital Regional District, Capital Regional Hospital
District and Capital Region Housing Corporation. He has more than 20 years of experience in
executive leadership and strategy, business transformation and tactical implementation in both
the public and private sectors.
Prior to relocating to British Columbia from Ontario in 2016, Chan served as the director of finance
for Canada Post Corporation, where his portfolio included corporate planning and controllership,
collective bargaining and strategic investment. He also served on the pension advisory committee
of the Canada Post Pension Plan, the largest single employer-sponsored plan in Canada. Before
joining Canada Post, Chan held senior roles at Roots Canada Ltd., WRH Realty Services Inc. in
St. Petersburg, Florida, and the Canadian division of Sega Amusements Inc.
In addition to serving on the Royal Roads University Board of Governors, Chan is also a member
of the Board of Directors for Community Living BC, a provincial Crown corporation that serves
adults with developmental disabilities and their families. He has also served on the boards of
the Natural Capital Lab and the Government Finance Officers Association of British Columbia.
Chan holds a Bachelor of Commerce with a minor in economics from McMaster University and a
Master of Business Administration from Florida Metropolitan University. He has also completed
the Executive Leadership Program at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.
Chan is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CMA) in both Ontario and British Columbia.
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